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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I like Steve Mould's ad reads. He does science content and seems to only advertise products and services he uses, so his ads are mostly straight "this is what I like about the product, what makes it different to alternatives, this is why I use it, this is the stuff they told me to say"

He's one of the few YouTubers I actually believe when he says a product is good

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Advertising shits in your brain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

For me it's calebcity

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes. But at the same time I'm actually okay with ads for products that are legitimately good and are relevant to me, so long as I know they're an advertisement.

Products need marketing. It's reality. I'd rather get my marketing in the form of a recommendation or review from a trusted source than a random video shoved down my throat.

A easy example of a good source for me is MKBHD. He gets free stuff and sponsorships, but is selective regarding what he'll accept sponsorships from, is very clear when a segment is sponsored, and will absolutely say a product is bad or overpriced even if he got it for free.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Exploiting trust is worse. That parasocial z-list celebrity isn't recommending something - they were paid to read corporate propaganda.

The most painful version of this is Lindsey Ellis's video on "Manufacturing Authenticity." It ends with a deep sigh and an ad read. The brand knew she was doing a video about how brands pay the popular kids to shill their whatever, and they did not care, because all that matters is getting a known face to say the words.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You’re part of the problem

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

What is the problem they're so pragmatically a part of? And how do you pin both the content creators needing to eat and the reasonable take of that commenter on the poor Marketing executives who care about neither but just want--actually what do they (end goal of marketing, literally, semantically) want, in your eyes while you're at it? It is their (the marketing execs) side I take it you're on, since the commenter you replied to is part of the problem and the creators do "an ad is an ad" things?

Challenge; remember capitalism exists in the world as it must as the beginning of your answer (but if you can make it vanish and it all works out by the end of the answer, that's cool too as lots of us are looking for that one).

How is that other commenter part of the problem, actually part of the problem suspect?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Love seeing on the timeline where right after the ad is the 'most played'

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

MapMen. I still rewatch some of their ad skits just because they were catchy and fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don’t mind these when they’re done right!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

"Hi, I'm the Adstronaght..."

I like him because his ads are funny (like his skits) AND after his skits so you don't have to watch.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

this is Drew Gooden and The Yard for me. i have whitelisted them on sponsorblock because their ad reads are so fucking funny. also obligatory shoutout to Internet Comment Etiquette

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Ordinary Sausage occasionally makes the ads amusing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

savagegeese are great at this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

SomeMoreNews often gets me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Watching Cody chug a bottle of that green shit is often the highlight of the video

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The sponsor ads work when they're neatly aligned aligned with the video's concept. It wouldn't budge me to see a manufacturer sponsor a PC build video where one of their products are being used. Or channels like GradeA where they advertise the sponsors in a similar way to their vids.

What breaks it is when you can feel the ad clearly feels like a last minute insert (which it feels like almost all the time). Even the bigger creators out there do this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Ad is an ad. Fuck them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

So anyway, has any of you motherfuckers heard about Raids Shadow Legends?

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